Continuing
our look at the best in upcoming British films, here are the details
of the best of British hitting cinemas in December…
December is a strange time of year on the
British film calendar. Fearing the might of Hollywood
heavyweights like The Hobbit and Life of Pi, British films find it hard to
compete around the Christmas season.
Seasonal favourite Nativity is getting a sequel but that came out last
month and it’s too early to release serious Oscar contenders. However there are still a few little gems to
watch out for if you fancy a Brit-flick at the cinemas this month.
First up is the wonderful sounding Seven
Psychopaths from Irish director Martin McDonagh. Returning for the first time since 2008’s In
Bruges, Seven Psychopaths again stars Colin Farrell who is this time joined by
a fantastic cast including Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell and Woody
Harrelson. It is the story of a
struggling screenwriter Marty (Farrell) who inadvertently becomes embroiled in Hollywood’s criminal
underworld after his eccentric friends (including Walken and Rockwell) abduct
the pet Shih Tzu of a psychopathic gangster. Early reviews have not been wholly
positive but it sounds like a clever film that tackles writing screenplays in
its screenplay and violence in film through violence in the film. Wacky, gory
and killer fun!
Life Just Is is more typically British fare
with a cast of unknowns playing university graduates having trouble making the
move into adult life. Debut director Alex Barrett graduates from shorts to his
first feature that finds the 20 somethings searching for a spiritual answer to
life's meaning and hoping to not get hurt in relationships again. Meanwhile two of the ex-students look to be
falling in love. It promises a lot of
moping, tears and staring into the distance from the giving it their best cast
but it will all be down to Barrett’s script to get the audiences emotions
flowing.
A co-production with some funding from the
Irish Film Board, Grabbers looks like an insane amount of fun from the Emerald
Isle. Off the coast of Ireland,
an island is invaded by bloodsucking aliens with long tentacles. The heroes
discover they have to get drunk to stop the aliens feeding on their blood. It looks from the trailer as much fun as that
sounds!
Others to look out for this month are Boxing Day
and Dead Europe.
What British films will you be
watching this month?
